PYSO Harpist accepted into NYO2!
Congratulations to PYSO harpist Sophia Jho who has been accepted into Carnegie Hall's prestigious summer intensive NYO2 for the second summer in a row! This national program recognizes outstanding young instrumentalists from across the United States and chooses 80...
PYSO almnus Devin Moore and the Isidore String Quartet perform at Chamber Music Pittsburgh Main Stage Series
Congratulations to PSYO alumnus Devin Moore and his Isidore String Quartet for a fabulous performance last night with Chamber Music Pittsburgh Main Stage Series Live at the Pittsburgh Playhouse. The program featured: Haydn’s String Quartet No. 25 in C major, Op. 20,...
#PYSOProud: PYSO Cellist named winner of the 2023 Pittsburgh Philharmonic Young Artist Concerto Competition!
Congratulations to PYSO Cellist Nathan Choe for being named the winner of the 2023 Pittsburgh Philharmonic Young Artist Concerto Competition!! For the Competition he auditioned with the third movement of Prokofiev's Sinfonia Concertante op.125....
PSO Music Director Manfred Honeck visits PYSO Rehearsal!
PYSO was so honored and thrilled to have Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Music Director Manfred Honeck work with us on Rimsky-Korsakov's Capriccio Espagnol at our recent rehearsal. PYSO will be performing the work on our upcoming concert on Saturday,...
#PYSO Proud: PYSO violinist chosen as an 18 Under Eighteen Junior Achievement Honoree!
PYSO violinist, Hannah Bedeck was recently chosen as an 18 Under Eighteen Junior Achievement Honoree! Junior Achievement of Western PA is showcasing the notable talents and achievements of eighteen of the region’s most incredible young people. Nominated for using her...
PYSO helps celebrate WQED-FM’s 50th Birthday!
On Wednesday PYSO Executive Director Bill Powers, Music Director Jacob Joyce, and PYSO Oboe Becky Mack joined hosts Anna Singer and Jim Cunningham to help celebrate WQED-FM’s 50th Birthday. Becky wowed listeners with her on-air performance of Telemann’s Fantasie No. 3...
PYSO & PMEA!
The Pennsylvania Music Educators Association (PMEA) District 1 Orchestra graced the Heinz Hall stage on Saturday, January 21 with an impressive showing of over 140 talented students from Pittsburgh area schools and 27 of these talented and dedicated musicians are also...
Grammy Nominee Imani Winds share expertise with PYSO!
Last night PYSO was honored and thrilled to have the Grammy-nominated Imani Winds for a master class and a side-by-side with PYSO students at Heinz Hall. PYSO students Andrew Nelson, Becky Mack, Jeong-woo Cheon, William Sun, Yunjoe Chang, and Nathan Choe worked with...
PYSO Alumnus honored by Hildegard Commission
PYSO Alumnus Hannah Ishizaki (violin 2013-18) was very recently one of five winners named to the Hildegard Commission’s National Sawdust Mentorship Initiative (generously made possible by the Onassis Foundation and the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation). The...
PYSO Announces the Winner of the 2022-2023 Conducting Competition!
We are delighted to announce that the winner of PYSO’s 2023 Conducting Competition is Tadao Tomokiyo! Tadao will conduct Bizet’s “Prelude/Aragonaise” and “Danse Bohème” from Carmen Suites No. 1 and 2 on our concert on Saturday, February 11, 2023 at Heinz Hall. We also...